Volunteers Muck Out Illegal Dumping Ground

The power of social media was on display Saturday as a large group of volunteers – many who didn’t know one another – came out to clean up one of the city’s worst illegal dumping grounds.

With a group of around 25 people, organizer Jme Andrew said it was the biggest crew she’s had yet.

Andrew organized the clean up through the Shame the Logging Road Dumpers Facebook page, a site which maps out where people tend to illegally dump their refuse and encourages others to join in the cleanup. The page was started more than three years ago by Bud Logan and Kathleen Sharpe and has evolved into a gathering place for those in the community who have had enough.